Here are some results from the Efren Reyes vs. Earl Strickland "Color of Money" 9-ball match played at Ridgway's Bar & Restaurant in Hong Kong in November, 1996. Ostensibly, the match was for $100,000, winner take all. Reyes won the match 120 - 117 after coming back from a 17-game deficit at 87 - 104.
The primary sponsor of the match was the room owner, Bob Moore. The commentators were Mark Wilson from the USA and Edgar Picson from the Philippines. The primary referee was Neil Martin. At that time, Reyes was age 42 and Strickland was age 35. DVDs of the full match are available from Accu-Stats.
This match was a race to 120 game wins played over 3 days. Here are the scores at the end of each day, with Reyes' score first:
Conditions -- The conditions for this event included:
■ Reyes broke 120 times -- successful 74 times (resulting in 51 game wins and 23 losses), 11 fouls (2 wins, 9 losses), and 35 dry (14 wins, 21 losses).
■ Strickland broke 117 times -- successful 95 times (resulting in 59 game wins and 36 losses), 6 fouls (2 wins, 4 losses), and 16 dry (3 wins, 13 losses).
■ Accu-Stats Total Performance Averages (TPAs) -- Reyes .911, Strickland .912 (Source: Accu-Stats product catalog)
For the following four measures, stats are shown for Reyes first, then Strickland, then combined.
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
............................Reyes....................Strickland.....................Both
Day 1 -- 52% (17 of 33)........74% (25 of 34)........63% (42 of 67)
Day 2 -- 52% (16 of 31)........77% (27 of 35)........65% (43 of 66)
Day 3 -- 73% (41 of 56)........90% (43 of 48)........81% (84 of 104)
Total .-- 62% (74 of 120).....81% (95 of 117).....71% (169 of 237)
Breaker won game:
............................Reyes....................Strickland.....................Both
Day 1 -- 48% (16 of 33)........53% (18 of 34)........51% (34 of 67)
Day 2 -- 48% (15 of 31)........54% (19 of 35)........52% (34 of 66)
Day 3 -- 64% (36 of 56)........56% (27 of 48)........61% (63 of 104)
Total .-- 56% (67 of 120).....55% (64 of 117).....55% (131 of 237)
Break-and-run games -- on all breaks:
............................Reyes....................Strickland......................Both
Day 1 -- 24% (8 of 33)..........29% (10 of 34).........27% (18 of 67)
Day 2 -- 26% (8 of 31)..........43% (15 of 35).........35% (23 of 66)
Day 3 -- 43% (24 of 56)........31% (15 of 48).........38% (39 of 104)
Total .-- 33% (40 of 120).....34% (40 of 117)......34% (80 of 237)
Break-and-run games -- on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
............................Reyes....................Strickland.......................Both
Day 1 -- 47% (8 of 17)..........40% (10 of 25)..........43% (18 of 42)
Day 2 -- 50% (8 of 16)..........56% (15 of 27)..........53% (23 of 43)
Day 3 -- 59% (24 of 41)........35% (15 of 43)..........46% (39 of 84)
Total . -- 54% (40 of 74).......42% (40 of 95)..........47% (80 of 169)
Fouls and foul rates: [Note: "games at the table" means total games less opponent's B&R games.]
Reyes -- 30 fouls (including 11 on the break) in 197 games at the table (a rate of 1 foul for every 6.6 games at the table)
Strickland -- 23 fouls (including 6 on the break) in 197 games at the table (a rate of 1 foul for every 8.6 games at the table)
Total -- 53 fouls in 237 games (1 per 4.5 games)
Missed shots (est.):
Reyes -- 32 misses in 197 games at the table (a rate of 1 for every 6.2 games at the table)
Strickland -- 44 misses in 197 games at the table (a rate of 1 for every 4.5 games at the table)
Total -- 76 misses in 237 games (1 per 3.1 games)
Run-outs from first shot after break:
By Reyes after his own successful break -- 40 of 74 (54%)
By Reyes after Strickland's failed break -- 10 of 22 (45%)
By Reyes, total -- 50 of 96 (52%)
By Strickland after his own successful break -- 40 of 95 (42%)
By Strickland after Reyes' failed break -- 19 of 46 (41%)
By Strickland, total -- 59 of 141 (42%)
Total for Reyes and Strickland -- 109 of 237 (46%)
Run-outs from first shot after Reyes' break:
By Reyes -- 40 of 74 (54%)
By Strickland -- 19 of 46 (41%)
Total -- 59 of 120 (49%)
Run-outs from first shot after Strickland's break:
By Strickland -- 40 of 95 (42%)
By Reyes -- 10 of 22 (45%)
Total -- 50 of 117 (43%)
Balls Pocketed:
Reyes -- 127 on the break, 864 not on the break, 991 in total
Strickland -- 162 on the break, 884 not on the break, 1,046 in total
[Includes balls pocketed on breaking fouls (16 by Reyes and 8 by Strickland) and on fouls after the break (5 by Reyes and 4 by Strickland).]
Average number of balls made on the break:
Reyes -- 1.1 on all breaks, 1.5 on successful breaks
Strickland -- 1.4 on all breaks, 1.6 on successful breaks
Total -- 1.2 on all breaks, 1.6 on successful breaks
Break-and-run packages:
Reyes' 40 B&R games consisted of six 3-packs (1 on Day 1, 1 on Day 2, and 4 on Day 3), four 2-packs and 14 singles.
Strickland's 40 B&R games consisted of one 5-pack (on Day 3), one 4-pack (Day 2), two 3-packs (1 on Day 2 and 1 on Day 3), four 2-packs, and 17 singles.
Games with 1 or more safeties (est.):
30% of all games and 46% of games that were not B&Rs
Number of innings:
62% (146 of 237) of the games ended in one inning -- 80 games on the breaker's first inning (B&R games) and 66 games on the non-breaker's first inning
27% (64 of 237) of the games ended in the second inning.
11% (27 of 237) of the games went beyond the non-breaker's second visit to the table, with the longest game ending on the breaker's 6th visit.
Distribution of consecutive game wins, i.e. winning streaks. Counts are given for Reyes first, then Strickland, then the total.
Biggest leads each day by each player:
Day 1 -- Reyes led by 2 at 3-1; Strickland led by 6 at 8-14
Day 2 -- Reyes never led; Strickland led by 11 at 50-61
Day 3 -- Reyes led by 4 at 117-113; Strickland led by 17 at 87-104
Lead changes and tied scores:
Day 1 -- 8 lead changes; score tied 17 times (with the last tie at 28 games each)
Day 2 -- no lead changes; no tie scores
Day 3 -- 1 lead change (at 112-111); score tied twice (at 111 and 117). [Note: after Strickland's 17-game lead at 87-104, Reyes won 24 of the next 31 games (including16 wins by B&R on his 23 breaks in this stretch) to tie the score at 111.]
9-balls on the break -- 5 times: 4 by Reyes and 1 by Strickland -- 2.1% of all 237 breaks.
Match length -- Approximately 13½ hours, for an average of 3.4 minutes per game. This includes racking and brief timeouts but excludes several 30-minute breaks.
The primary sponsor of the match was the room owner, Bob Moore. The commentators were Mark Wilson from the USA and Edgar Picson from the Philippines. The primary referee was Neil Martin. At that time, Reyes was age 42 and Strickland was age 35. DVDs of the full match are available from Accu-Stats.
This match was a race to 120 game wins played over 3 days. Here are the scores at the end of each day, with Reyes' score first:
Day 1 -- 32 - 35
Day 2 -- 31 - 35 (2-day total 63 - 70)
Day 3 -- 57 - 47
Total -- 120 - 117
Conditions -- The conditions for this event included:
- 9-foot Brunswick Gold Crown table with generous pockets (I didn't hear any mention of pocket sizes);
- new blue cloth (I didn't hear any mention of the brand);
- Brunswick Centennial balls with a red circle cue ball;
- wooden triangle rack;
- referee racked with the 1-ball on the foot spot, the 2-ball at the back, and the 3- and 4-balls on the wings;
- winner breaks from anywhere behind the head string;
- 3-foul rule in effect (did not happen);
- foul on all balls;
- no jump cues used (Strickland jumped a handful of times with a full cue);
- no shot clock; and
- all slop counts.
■ Reyes broke 120 times -- successful 74 times (resulting in 51 game wins and 23 losses), 11 fouls (2 wins, 9 losses), and 35 dry (14 wins, 21 losses).
■ Strickland broke 117 times -- successful 95 times (resulting in 59 game wins and 36 losses), 6 fouls (2 wins, 4 losses), and 16 dry (3 wins, 13 losses).
■ Accu-Stats Total Performance Averages (TPAs) -- Reyes .911, Strickland .912 (Source: Accu-Stats product catalog)
For the following four measures, stats are shown for Reyes first, then Strickland, then combined.
Successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
............................Reyes....................Strickland.....................Both
Day 1 -- 52% (17 of 33)........74% (25 of 34)........63% (42 of 67)
Day 2 -- 52% (16 of 31)........77% (27 of 35)........65% (43 of 66)
Day 3 -- 73% (41 of 56)........90% (43 of 48)........81% (84 of 104)
Total .-- 62% (74 of 120).....81% (95 of 117).....71% (169 of 237)
Breaker won game:
............................Reyes....................Strickland.....................Both
Day 1 -- 48% (16 of 33)........53% (18 of 34)........51% (34 of 67)
Day 2 -- 48% (15 of 31)........54% (19 of 35)........52% (34 of 66)
Day 3 -- 64% (36 of 56)........56% (27 of 48)........61% (63 of 104)
Total .-- 56% (67 of 120).....55% (64 of 117).....55% (131 of 237)
Break-and-run games -- on all breaks:
............................Reyes....................Strickland......................Both
Day 1 -- 24% (8 of 33)..........29% (10 of 34).........27% (18 of 67)
Day 2 -- 26% (8 of 31)..........43% (15 of 35).........35% (23 of 66)
Day 3 -- 43% (24 of 56)........31% (15 of 48).........38% (39 of 104)
Total .-- 33% (40 of 120).....34% (40 of 117)......34% (80 of 237)
Break-and-run games -- on successful breaks (made at least one ball and did not foul):
............................Reyes....................Strickland.......................Both
Day 1 -- 47% (8 of 17)..........40% (10 of 25)..........43% (18 of 42)
Day 2 -- 50% (8 of 16)..........56% (15 of 27)..........53% (23 of 43)
Day 3 -- 59% (24 of 41)........35% (15 of 43)..........46% (39 of 84)
Total . -- 54% (40 of 74).......42% (40 of 95)..........47% (80 of 169)
Fouls and foul rates: [Note: "games at the table" means total games less opponent's B&R games.]
Reyes -- 30 fouls (including 11 on the break) in 197 games at the table (a rate of 1 foul for every 6.6 games at the table)
Strickland -- 23 fouls (including 6 on the break) in 197 games at the table (a rate of 1 foul for every 8.6 games at the table)
Total -- 53 fouls in 237 games (1 per 4.5 games)
Missed shots (est.):
Reyes -- 32 misses in 197 games at the table (a rate of 1 for every 6.2 games at the table)
Strickland -- 44 misses in 197 games at the table (a rate of 1 for every 4.5 games at the table)
Total -- 76 misses in 237 games (1 per 3.1 games)
Run-outs from first shot after break:
By Reyes after his own successful break -- 40 of 74 (54%)
By Reyes after Strickland's failed break -- 10 of 22 (45%)
By Reyes, total -- 50 of 96 (52%)
By Strickland after his own successful break -- 40 of 95 (42%)
By Strickland after Reyes' failed break -- 19 of 46 (41%)
By Strickland, total -- 59 of 141 (42%)
Total for Reyes and Strickland -- 109 of 237 (46%)
Run-outs from first shot after Reyes' break:
By Reyes -- 40 of 74 (54%)
By Strickland -- 19 of 46 (41%)
Total -- 59 of 120 (49%)
Run-outs from first shot after Strickland's break:
By Strickland -- 40 of 95 (42%)
By Reyes -- 10 of 22 (45%)
Total -- 50 of 117 (43%)
Balls Pocketed:
Reyes -- 127 on the break, 864 not on the break, 991 in total
Strickland -- 162 on the break, 884 not on the break, 1,046 in total
[Includes balls pocketed on breaking fouls (16 by Reyes and 8 by Strickland) and on fouls after the break (5 by Reyes and 4 by Strickland).]
Average number of balls made on the break:
Reyes -- 1.1 on all breaks, 1.5 on successful breaks
Strickland -- 1.4 on all breaks, 1.6 on successful breaks
Total -- 1.2 on all breaks, 1.6 on successful breaks
Break-and-run packages:
Reyes' 40 B&R games consisted of six 3-packs (1 on Day 1, 1 on Day 2, and 4 on Day 3), four 2-packs and 14 singles.
Strickland's 40 B&R games consisted of one 5-pack (on Day 3), one 4-pack (Day 2), two 3-packs (1 on Day 2 and 1 on Day 3), four 2-packs, and 17 singles.
Games with 1 or more safeties (est.):
30% of all games and 46% of games that were not B&Rs
Number of innings:
62% (146 of 237) of the games ended in one inning -- 80 games on the breaker's first inning (B&R games) and 66 games on the non-breaker's first inning
27% (64 of 237) of the games ended in the second inning.
11% (27 of 237) of the games went beyond the non-breaker's second visit to the table, with the longest game ending on the breaker's 6th visit.
Distribution of consecutive game wins, i.e. winning streaks. Counts are given for Reyes first, then Strickland, then the total.
1 game -- 24 times, 25 times, 49 times
2 games -- 9, 12, 21
3 games -- 11, 6, 17
4 games -- 5, 4, 9
5 games -- 2, 4, 6
6 games -- 1, 0, 1 [Reyes' wins 90 through 95 (Day 3)]
7 games -- 0, 2, 2 [Strickland's wins 8 through 14 (Day 1) and 82 through 88 (Day 3)]
9 games -- 1, 0, 1 [Reyes' wins 96 through 104 (Day 3)]
Biggest leads each day by each player:
Day 1 -- Reyes led by 2 at 3-1; Strickland led by 6 at 8-14
Day 2 -- Reyes never led; Strickland led by 11 at 50-61
Day 3 -- Reyes led by 4 at 117-113; Strickland led by 17 at 87-104
Lead changes and tied scores:
Day 1 -- 8 lead changes; score tied 17 times (with the last tie at 28 games each)
Day 2 -- no lead changes; no tie scores
Day 3 -- 1 lead change (at 112-111); score tied twice (at 111 and 117). [Note: after Strickland's 17-game lead at 87-104, Reyes won 24 of the next 31 games (including16 wins by B&R on his 23 breaks in this stretch) to tie the score at 111.]
9-balls on the break -- 5 times: 4 by Reyes and 1 by Strickland -- 2.1% of all 237 breaks.
Match length -- Approximately 13½ hours, for an average of 3.4 minutes per game. This includes racking and brief timeouts but excludes several 30-minute breaks.
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